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Chili recipe please!
Do you have a chili recipe you love? I have yet to find a go-to recipe. I'm not a fan of chili that tastes real "tomato-y".
Thanks!
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Re: Chili recipe please!
This is by far the best Chili I've ever had - I get rave reviews by all everytime I make it! You can easily modify (I omit the green peppers). You could leave out the Tomato Juice also.
Ingredients:
1 lb - Ground Beef
1 lb - Italian Sausage
1/2 lb- Bacon
1 - chopped White Onion
1/2 - Green Pepper (diced)
2-15oz cans dark red kidney beans
1 - 16 oz. can light red kidney beans
1 - 16 oz can pinto beans
1 - 16 oz can pork and beans
1 - 15 1/2 oz can sloppy joe mix
1 - 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatoes (drained-reserve juice)
1 can - Tomato Juice
1/4 c. Brown sugar
1 Tbs - Worchestshire
1 Tb - Garlic (minced)
1 Tb - Oregano
2 tsp - Cumin
1 tsp - Salt
1 tsp - Pepper
1 tsp - Basil
1 tsp - Cayenne Pepper
1 tsp - Paprika
1 tsp - White Sugar
Chili powder to taste
Brown ground beef, sausage, onion, bacon and green pepper. Drain. Combine meat mixture with remaining ingredients in a slow cooker. Use 1/2 of tomato juice. Cover and cook on high until chili is heated through. (about one hour) Reduce heat to low and cook 2-4 hours. Add remaining tomato juice if needed.
Generally I just do the following as a base and then add spices/extras as the mood strikes me:
Tomato soup concentrate
tomato soup can of beer
Leftover steak or stew meat - 1lb
1lb ground beef, browned with a few strips of chopped bacon, onions, green peppers, a couple of minced garlic cloves, worchestershire. Deglaze with enough beer to pull up the crunchies and add to the crockpot/dutch oven
Whatever kind of beans we have in the pantry. 1-ish cup.
Sometimes 1C corn
1 taco seasoning packet (yes I know that's cheating)
1 jalapeno chopped with ribs and seeds removed (it's not hot/spicy - just kicky)
a few shakes of Franks hot sauce
I toss in a cup or two of mashed whole tomatoes but you can leave that out.
Add sugar or cocoa mix as needed if it's acidic/bitter - I like brown sugar